Posted 5 days ago
Senior Accountant
@ Avery Cooper & Co. Ltd.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
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Overview
Avery Cooper & Co. Ltd. is hiring a Senior Accountant for a full-time role. The work covers audit and assurance engagements across a range of clients, with mentoring of junior staff and tax compliance support. CPA designation or CFE completion with CPA work underway is required.
Responsibilities:
- Work independently on wide-ranging engagements under Managers, Senior Managers and Partners
- Assist with assurance planning strategies and supervise their implementation
- Mentor and develop junior staff members
- Support firm development, standards administration and research
- Learn to develop and maintain client relationships
Requirements summary:
- Valid CPA designation or CFE completed with CPA work underway
- Audit experience in a Canadian CPA firm (asset)
- Canadian corporate, personal, payroll and sales tax experience (asset)
- Experience with Taxprep, Caseware and accounting software such as Sage 50, Sage 300 and QuickBooks (asset)
- Willingness and ability to travel
- Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | CPA designation, CFE |
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Avery Cooper & Co. Ltd.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 6 |
Job description
Qualifications
- A valid CPA Designation (or valid international equivalent), or successful completion of the CFE and working towards a CPA designation,
- Relevant audit experience within a Canadian CPA firm is considered an asset,
- Previous experience with Canadian Corporate/Personal Tax, Payroll Tax, Sales Tax, and other CRA compliance matters is considered an asset,
- Experience dealing with Taxprep and Caseware is considered an asset,
- Previous experience using various accounting software including Sage50, Sage300, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop is considered an asset,
- Willingness and ability to travel,
- Excellent communication (written and oral), and interpersonal skills required,
- The ability to work independently, or in a team dynamic, in a fast-paced work environment,
- A can-do attitude and commitment to excellence
- Work independently in a wide variety of engagements under the leadership of Managers, Senior Managers and Partners
- Take part in firm-development opportunities by providing research and other skills to help in standards administration and overall firm growth,
- Assist in the development of assurance planning strategies and supervise their implementation,
- Assist in the mentoring and development of Junior staff members,
- Learn to develop and maintain client relationships.
- Our people are what makes it possible to serve our clients. We expect you to capitalize on opportunities to develop your skills and help others within the organ
- ion grow as professionals,
- Our clients are the most important part of our business, and your first responsibility is to ensure that our clients receive premium professional service f or a fair value,
- We expect everyone to contribute ideas for improving the way we serve our clients and operate a successful firm,
- We expect everyone to treat each other with courtesy, dignity, and respect. We look for ways to support each team member as they fulfil their personal goals and family responsibilities.
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